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Veg Tanned Leather Changing Colour In The Sun..
Northmount replied to 276ccm's topic in How Do I Do That?
It would appear that the UV rays of the sun do the tanning (same as for human skin). There is a leather binder sitting inside a glass window where the exposed leather has bleached to almost white. Glass for the most part blocks UV. Infrared passes through, so it would appear that the IR bleaches while UV tans. So it may be possible to reduce the rate at which tanning occurs by using a finish that blocks UV. Anyone got any permanent sunscreen/sunblock? Can't leave a wet sticky residue! Someone could do a little research so see what finishes are UV resistant. 2 parts to this, 1. UV won't cause the finish to breakdown, 2. blocks UV from penetrating. Tom -
Singer 211G155 - Auto Upholstery Worthy?
Northmount replied to Adam704's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
400 watts. 746 W / HP so this is 400 / 746 = 0.54 HP Tom -
I Love My Granddaughters.........
Northmount replied to mlapaglia's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
Love your story. When my youngest son was about 2, he came upstairs to the kitchen and handed his mom a number of screws. Where did you get these screws from. He took her to the basement stairway and showed her he had taken most of the screws out of the stair handrail. Anytime I went out to the garage, he would say where's dad going and be trying to get his shoes on to follow me. When I was about 2 to 3 years old, we lived in a house with no electricity. The wringer washer was powered by a little gasoline engine. One day I handed my mom a couple bolts I had taken out from under the washing machine. Kids that are hands on mechanically inclined will find ways to take things apart with or without the right tools. I have 8 grandkids now. Some of them are following this tradition. Tom -
I've seen comments about using deglazer, or toluene or other solvent to remove the surface oil before gluing, so suspect that it would help with application of an acrylic finish. Looks like time for some test swatches to see what works and how it stands up to lots of flexing, etc. before you try the real project. Tom
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Using a string gives you the wrong length. Belt length should be measured at the top of the pulley where the belt rides, not in the bottom of the groove. Bottom of the groove will be too short. You could draw out the mounting positions and size of each pulley on a piece of poster board. Then measure with a cloth tape. Or if you remember any of your geometry from school, you can calculate the length of the belts. Half the circumference of each of the 2 pulleys the belt will go around, plus 2 times the distance from centre to centre of each pulley will give the belt length. You have to know where you are placing each pulley for either of these methods to work. Tom
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Leather Newbie!
Northmount replied to NeoWolf's topic in Dyes, Antiques, Stains, Glues, Waxes, Finishes and Conditioners.
Oils are used to condition and moisturize leather. They do not seal. Acrylics and lacquers seal the surface. After you have sealed the surface, oils won't do much since the surface has been sealed. You can do a search here for sealing leather, or conditioning, or acrylic, or lacquers, or resolene, or neat lac, or saddle lac, etc. You will find lots of comments on the various types. If you are close to a Tandy store, you can go look at some of the products they have and ask about them. Depending upon the sales person you speak to, you may get some good information. Tom -
Question About Cleaning Raw Vegetable Tanned Leather
Northmount replied to claudeleathersmith's topic in How Do I Do That?
See your other thread you started with photos for answers Tom -
Lots of options and information here. Do a search for "clicker" or "shop press" or "hydraulic jack". Even some plans and photos for adapting a shop press. Tom
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Contact the attorney general for his last known location. If the phone or Internet was used for the transactions, it is a case of wire fraud and a more serious crime. Press charges. Tom
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Fixing A Stripped Thread On An Adler 67
Northmount replied to Uwe's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
Several grades of Loctite are available. And they do hold in an oil environment if the oil was cleaned off the surfaces prior to adding the Loctite. May years ago I had to do a temporary fix on a mechanical accounting machine. Didn't have the correct size nut for an eccentric adjustment. Applied some Loctite, let it set up. Came back a week later, all was still in the correct position. Replaced the nut with the correct size. I tend to use the less permanent type that allows you to unscrew the screw/bolt/nut later if necessary. In a pinch, have also used Loctite "bearing retainer" for screw threads. Works fine. And wrt bottoming taps. A bottoming tap should work in this case since you are not trying to jamb the screw tight against the shaft. Tom -
New Member Looking For A Suggestion For My Head Knife
Northmount replied to Jmchase's topic in Getting Started
No excuse necessary. Always happy to hear from new members and long timers too. And I should have said, Welcome to the forum! Tom -
New Member Looking For A Suggestion For My Head Knife
Northmount replied to Jmchase's topic in Getting Started
Do a search here for sheath and head or round knife. There are several threads with lots of photos to give you some really good ideas. Always use a welt. Only half the sheath needs to be open, so you twist the knife out of the pocket. So only one closure strap needed. Tom -
PM Johanna. See top bar for PMs. She will be able to do that for you. You can also set your preferences to no notifications, so there would be no emails in the meantime. Tom
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Hidepounder (Bob Park) 2015 Al Stohlman Award Winner!
Northmount replied to silverwingit's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
I really admire Bob's work and his willingness to help others and share his knowledge along the way. Great achievement Bob. Congratulations. Tom- 18 replies
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The memory used in today's cell phones, tablets and PCs is not sensitive to magnets. Hard-disk drives may be sensitive to extremely strong magnetic fields, but you are nowhere close to that. Consider that the TSA X-rays your laptop and does no damage. The one thing to note about cell phones and tablets is that the some manufacturers use magnetic switches to turn the screen off when the device is holstered or cover is closed. You need to know where these switches are so you can avoid them with the closure, and use them to turn off the screen as needed. If the device can be inserted front to back or back to front, then the screen switch magnets need to be on both the front and rear of the pouch/case. If you do a search here, you will find much more discussion. Just be aware that many people believe old wives tales that are not applicable to today's memory and devices. Even floppy disks are not as sensitive as people claimed them to be. Tom
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Backstitch Looks Like Spaghetti On Underside.
Northmount replied to GaryNunn's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
Make sure the needle is on its way back up before reversing, else the hook may miss the loop. The you will see a missed stitch and maybe even a birds nest. Tom -
The leather is probably being pulled up with the needle, lifting the presser foot. Tighten down the spring on the presser foot. Tom
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Something wrong in your browser setup. I use Win 7, Win XP, and the iPad. No trouble using copy and paste, or the quote function. I usually use Firefox as the Windows browser. Tom
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Best Feet For Top Stitching On Cylinder Arm.
Northmount replied to SonderingSusan's topic in How Do I Do That?
Just used a fine tooth file. Carefully, and lightly. Rounded all edges that could contact the leather or snag a thread. Tom -
2Nd Project, Carry-On Luggage V2.0
Northmount replied to Magnus a's topic in Satchels, Luggage and Briefcases
Flickr link works fine. Must be something about permissions messing up my view in the original post. VERY nice case! Tom -
2Nd Project, Carry-On Luggage V2.0
Northmount replied to Magnus a's topic in Satchels, Luggage and Briefcases
Photo has disappeared, not available. Tom -
Here is another thread about printing on leather. Tom